Estella-Lizarra
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Estella (
La Rioja and Álava
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The town was founded in 1090 when the place, lying by the fortified settlement of Lizarra, was granted a charter by the Pamplonese king Sancho Ramirez. The town became a landmark in the
Palacio de los Reyes de Navarra
, Church of San Miguel, among others.
The town was long the headquarters of
Don Carlos, who was proclaimed king here in 1833.[2] It was a major headquarters of the Carlist party in the Carlist Wars of the mid 19th century, with Tomás de Zumalacárregui being appointed Commander in Chief in this Estella-Lizarra. On 16 February 1876, the Carlists in the town surrendered.[2]
Between 1927 and 1967, the town held the terminus of the Ferrocarril Vasco-Navarro railway extending up to Bergara. The line was fitted with electrified power supply as of 1938, a provision considered a feat at the time.
In 1927, Club Deportivo Izarra was formed who currently play in the Segunda División B.
The town regularly hosts the GP Miguel Induráin.
Notable residents
- Aaron ben Zerah – Jewish martyr of the 14th century.
- Javi Martínez – professional footballer for Bayern Munich and Spain, with whom he won the World Cup.
References
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- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ a b One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Estella". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 9 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 794.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Estella/Lizarra.
- Ayuntamiento de Estella – Lizarra
- Estella.- Medieval History of Navarre
- Estella – Lizarra in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa – Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (in Spanish)
- Estella-Lizarra Info. Official Website of Tourism in Spain
42°40′08″N 2°01′51″W / 42.66889°N 2.03083°W
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